Cologne vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$947	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	96	100
🏙️ Population	1.09M	4.84M

The cost of living in Cologne is 31% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2551st and 745th ($1744 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 12th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Sydney

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	Cologne	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$17957

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683